Contact: Rep. Gary Hebl (608) 266-7678 Veterans Day provides an opportunity for American to express our gratitude and to honor the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces, defending our country at home and abroad. Honoring veterans should mean more than just saying “thank you” on a couple of holidays each year. We honor veterans by providing them and their families with the necessary programs and assistance to make sure that they can more successfully transition to civilian life. We have too many veterans who do not have access to support services, leaving them unemployed

I’d like to congratulate Tony Evers, Mandela Barnes, Josh Kaul, Tammy Baldwin, Doug La Follette, and Sarah Godlewski for their hard fought victories. I am also very proud that our City’s voter turnout appears to have been a major factor in putting these candidates over the top. The election results also create hope for a better relationship between the City of Milwaukee and state policy makers in Madison. As Wisconsin’s economic engine, the City of Milwaukee has long been a net contributor to state coffers; therefore, the time has come for the City to be treated equally and have its

Contact: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters 608-208-1129 (office) 608-213-6972 (mobile/text) ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters congratulates Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes on their election victory. “Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes will move Wisconsin forward toward a cleaner, healthier, and more equitable future,” said Kerry Schumann, executive director. “Their dedication to clean water and air, abundant public lands, the health of our families, and a clean energy future will begin to undo the failed policies of the Walker administration. This victory wouldn’t have been possible without the votes of tens of thousands of conservation

The American Federation for Children, the nation’s voice for educational choice, congratulates the candidates who support educational choice on their successes in today’s election in Wisconsin. The election results are in line with numerous public polls that have found strong, bipartisan support for school choice. Statement from Justin Moralez, State Director for the Wisconsin Federation for Children: “Since its inception nearly thirty years ago, we have seen parents freely exercise their right to options, and school choice programs continue to grow. It should come as no surprise that voters all across the state continue to reject candidates that want to

A Public Policy Polling election day survey of Wisconsin voters found that health care was the top issue for voters in the state — and that they overwhelmingly favored Democrats on it, propelling Tony Evers to victory: –68% of voters said that health care was either a very important issue, or the most important issue to them. Those voters supported Evers over Scott Walker 65-33. -When asked to name the single issue most important to them in 2018, a plurality (27%) picked health care compared to 25% for taxes, 15% for immigration, 8% for the Supreme Court, and 4% for

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Kaul Beat Schimel in Court to Restore Voting Rights and At Polls to Win Spot as Wisconsin’s Top Cop MADISON, Wis. — One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross released the following statements regarding the victory of Attorney General-Elect Josh Kaul: “Congratulations to Attorney General-Elect Josh Kaul. “Voters have sent the message they want an Attorney General fighting for them instead of doing the bidding of special interests. They want an Attorney General more interested in fighting crime than picking out swag and they want an Attorney General who will run an open

Contact: Roger Putnam 262-899-1316 Tuesday’s Election Validates Voter Concerns, Priorities – Health Care, Education, Transportation (Pewaukee, Wis.) – Tony Evers has done what two previous democratic candidates against Walker failed to do – beat Walker. Why? Strong voter turnout, Evers’ laser-like focus on issues critically important to Wisconsin voters, Walker’s own abysmal record on those issues and intense activism by this union and others. “We are elated to have fresh leadership in governor-elect Evers who from the very start of his campaign recognized the value of fixing this state’s roads and bridges, putting people to work and strengthening Wisconsin’s economy,”

Contact: Bob Nenno, Communications Director 608-261-4504 MADISON – Net income and total lending grew by double digits again at Wisconsin’s 126 state-chartered credit unions in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the same quarter in 2017, according to data released today by the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). In the nine months ending on September 30, 2018: Net income totaled $313.8 million, up 16% from $270.4 million in September 2017. Total loans were $29.6 billion, up 10.49% from $26.8 billion in September 2017. Net worth was 11.4%, up from 11.01% in September 2017. The delinquent loan ratio was 0.66%,

Contact: George Penn 608-244-6436 georgepenn51@gmail.com Madison, WI– On Tuesday, November 6th, Wisconsin residents in nine communities voted to amend the U.S. Constitution to clarify that only human beings should have inalienable human rights and money is not the same thing as free speech. All referenda passed with overwhelming majorities in three counties: Jackson (69%), Sauk (72%) and Wood (80%); the villages of Readstown (91%), Westfield (87%) and Weston (83%); and the towns of Kickapoo (85%), Rib Mountain (78%) and Vermont (86%). That brings the total to 142 Wisconsin communities that have called for an amendment. In total, about three million people (55%

Contact: Johnny Koremenos 262-706-1649 [WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wis…] – Attorney General Brad Schimel released the following statement this morning. “I just got off the phone with Josh Kaul. While the results are not final, it appears he has won this race. I told him I am waiting until the municipal and county canvasses are complete, all military ballots are accounted for and that every vote is counted. We also want to know more about what happened with the absentee ballots in Milwaukee County. However, if the margin does not substantially change, I have vowed that my team will assist him in